May 30, 2019 by Robert Franklin, Member, National Board of Directors, National Parents Organization Just three years after his appointment, Hank Whitman is stepping down as Texas’ Commissioner of the Department of Family and Protective Services (Texas Tribune, 5/28/19). The DFPS oversees Child Protective Services in the state. Whitman’s appointment raised eyebrows Read More

Philadelphia City Councilman David Oh. by Brian ShilhavyEditor, Health Impact News Earlier this year (2019) we reported that while Phoenix, Arizona has had the dubious distinction of being the #1 city in the U.S. for taking children away from their parents and placing them into state-funded foster care, that according to Read More

May 28, 2019 by Robert Franklin, Member, National Board of Directors, National Parents Organization We say that we want children to have financial support. They need it, after all, and if an adult makes the decision to bring a child into the world, he/she should be obliged to provide what’s Read More